People have set that up as a standard, not to recognize a prophet in his own country.

Quote by Sun Ra

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All these other nations seem to appreciate what I'm doing and they want me to...

All these other nations seem to appreciate what I'm doing and they want me to...

The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you...

The world is in such a bad condition that if they don't find what you...

I'm playing dark history. It's beyond black. I'm dealing with the dark things of the...

I'm playing dark history. It's beyond black. I'm dealing with the dark things of the...

I use music as a medium to talk to people.

I use music as a medium to talk to people.

Not too many people in America know about me, but all of Europe knows about...

Not too many people in America know about me, but all of Europe knows about...

Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper...

Bach and Beethoven, all of them, they had to write something to please the upper...

A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people.

A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people.

It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind,...

It's such a tragedy that man endures in killing his brother and his own kind,...

But recently I began to feel that maybe I wouldn't be able to do what...

But recently I began to feel that maybe I wouldn't be able to do what...

Music is a language, you see, a universal language.

Music is a language, you see, a universal language.

What I'm dealing with is so vast and great that it can't be called the...

What I'm dealing with is so vast and great that it can't be called the...

And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences...

And then when I went to Chicago, that's when I had these outer space experiences...

I see people as they really are from a pure point of view.

I see people as they really are from a pure point of view.

A world is in danger, this planet is in great danger!

A world is in danger, this planet is in great danger!

I am a musician, but I'm another type of musician.

I am a musician, but I'm another type of musician.

Today's symphonic music is sponsored by the upper structures of society.

Today's symphonic music is sponsored by the upper structures of society.

I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another...

I'm not a minister, I'm not a philosopher, I'm not a politician, I'm in another...